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Little girl’s 1st-grade eye test reveals she has incurable disease
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0:48Now PlayingIsla Edwards was just 7 years old when a routine eye exam determined she has a rare, incurable disease that can lead to early onset dementia.
The Texas girl, now 10, went to the doctor in 2021 to manage her “fuzzy” vision. Her mother, Jacquelyn Stockdale, thought she might need glasses, but never could have imagined the devastating diagnosis they would receive.
“At this time, there were no signs of anything being wrong with Isla,” Stockdale, 34, told Newsweek this week.
“Her vision was a little fuzzy at long distances, but nothing out of the ordinary for a kid who was on the borderline of needing glasses.”
The ophthalmologist took photos of Isla’s eyes and immediately sent the family to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston after inspecting the images.
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